Meanings
noungap year (plural gap years)
plural gap years
- idiomaticA yearlong break from study taken by some students on leaving school before starting university, often spent gaining work experience or travelling.
By 2015, she had already earned a bachelor’s degree in medicine and decided to take a gap year before enrolling in her master’s program.
2026 August 13, Nicholas Muhoro, “Dutch Medical Student Sophia Koetsier Vanished in Uganda in 2015. An Unknown Man’s DNA Was Later Found on Her Clothing”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 14 Aug 2026
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 間隔年 /间隔年
- 間隔年 /间隔年 (jiàngénián)yearlong break from study
Danish sabbatår, fjumreår
- sabbatåryearlong break from study
- fjumreåryearlong break from study
Dutch tussenjaar
- tussenjaaryearlong break from study
Finnish välivuosi
- välivuosiyearlong break from study
French année sabbatique, année de césure
- année sabbatiqueyearlong break from study
- année de césureyearlong break from study
Indonesian tahun jeda
- tahun jedayearlong break from study
Italian anno di pausa
- anno di pausayearlong break from study
Polish gap year
- gap yearyearlong break from study
Portuguese ano sabático
- ano sabáticoyearlong break from study
Russian промежуточный год, свободный год
- промежуточный год (promežutočnyj god)yearlong break from study
- свободный год (svobodnyj god)yearlong break from study
Spanish año sabático
- año sabáticoyearlong break from study
Swedish sabbatsår
- sabbatsåryearlong break from study
Cite this entry
APA
gap year. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gap%20year
MLA
“gap year.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gap%20year. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gap year,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gap%20year.
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